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This task shows how to
export your V4 piping lines to V5. |
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The piping line data in V4 is
converted to XML format using this process, and can then be imported into
your V5 application using the Importing Line IDs function. This task
should be performed only after you have a satisfactory mapping table
because this process looks for attributes in the mapping table.
You also need to copy the file PlantShipLineIDImport.dtd from intel_a\startup\EquipmentAndSystems\Piping\SampleData
to intel_a\startup\EquipmentAndSystems\MigrationDirectory\LineLists\ImportFiles. |
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Place a copy of the V4
Process_Shared.model, which contains the V4 shared piping lines,
into the V4Models directory in your V5 application. The default
location for this directory is intel_a\startup\EquipmentAndSystems\MigrationDirectory\LineLists.
You can ftp this file to V5
or use any other method for transferring it. The data in this file will be
used to generate the XML data.
The model you use to export piping
line data does not have to be Process_Shared.model. Any piping model can be
sent to this program and its line data exported to an import file. |
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To start the process of converting the V4 lines to XML
format, open a command prompt window, change to the directory intel_a\code\command
and enter the following at a DOS prompt:
CATAecV4ToV5LineIDs.bat Process_Shared.
(For Unix enter: CATAecV4ToV5LineIDs.sh Process_Shared )
Click Enter. After the conversion process ends the generated XML file will
be placed in the LineLists\ImportFiles
directory. |
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It is normal for some attributes
to be not transferred to V5 from V4. You can ignore any messages you get
during the conversion process that read "...no V5 attribute in table."
However, there may be some attributes that you do want to add to V5, such
as Unit Name. In such cases you must create the attribute in V5 using the
Feature Dictionary,
re-export
the V5 feature dictionary, add the new attribute to the
mapping table and repeat the process of importing piping lines
described here. |
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You can now use the Import Line
ID function to import the piping lines in the XML file into your
application. |
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